DOW-UAP-PR056 is a Department of War video record released in PURSUE Release 02 on May 22, 2026. According to the PURSUE release, the agency is the Department of War; no incident date or location is recorded for this record.12
How The Record Surfaced
On March 6, 2026, eight members of the U.S. House of Representatives requested access to 51 potentially UAP-related records allegedly held by the Department of War and the Intelligence Community. AARO identified a collection of responsive materials held on a classified network and cautions that many of them lack a substantiated chain-of-custody.1
What AARO Assesses The Clip Shows
AARO assesses that this video, whose uploader-defined title is "Spherical UAP pulsing over water [CALLSIGN]," is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform. A user uploaded it to a classified network in June 2024. The release note states the media was digitally altered prior to upload and is presented as received. Across the roughly three-and-a-half-minute clip, an area of contrast remains generally centered in the frame from 00:01 to 00:47; the sensor briefly switches contrast modes from 00:48 to 00:52 while the area of contrast stays centered; and from 00:53 to 03:32 the sensor returns to its original contrast mode with the area of contrast again held near center. DVIDS hosts the matching public video entry and a direct MP4 rendition of the clip.34
What The Record Supports
DOW-UAP-PR056 documents an edited infrared clip and its release path, not a resolved identification. No incident date or location is recorded, the media was digitally altered before upload, and the description states it is informational only and not an analytical judgment, investigative conclusion, or factual determination. With an unsubstantiated chain-of-custody, the record remains unresolved rather than identified.1